David teaches a variety of courses for the Seattle Community Colleges. Prior to teaching, he served in the Marine Corps for nearly 6 years in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.

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10 annoying things people do in the men’s restroom

To me, a public restroom should be a place of peace; a place where a person can go, get rid of their body waste and wash up without being bothered, and without shenanigans.

However, some people are annoying in the men’s restroom.

I don’t know what happens in the women’s restroom, but I have a hard time believing that ladies are more inconsiderate than men in the restroom. And to prove my point, I’m willing to do a “10 annoying things people do in the women’s restroom” post based solely on tips I get from women readers. Ladies, if you have an annoyance for my next annoying things post, email it to me on Facebook or at the email address below.

Ok, back to the men’s restroom, men stop doing the following:

Talking to strangers while going. I don’t care how bad you had to go, how good your day is, or that the girls out there are all over you — no reason to introduce yourself either. Finish going to the bathroom, and let’s talk outside the restroom.

Not flushing the toilet. I know many of us are all about the environment and water conservation, but I also know that nobody wants to see what you left in the toilet. Save the water at home, flush in public; especially if you just used the stall.

Groan while going. This isn’t a “Gin and Juice” intro, keep the noises at a minimum over there.

Wiping boogers on the walls. If you wipe boogers on the walls, you’re disgusting. Not only are you pulling out that disgusting piece of fleshy-mucus from your nose with your finger, you’re touching a public bathroom wall too. There is toilet paper in your vicinity, use it.

Talking on your cell phone while going is also annoying. Seriously, is your call that important that you have to take it while using the restroom? I hope you drop your phone in the toilet.

Using the urinal right next to someone when other urinals are available. An open urinal is free game, I get it. However, when there are other urinals free not next to a person, use those. Standing too close to me when you have the option to stand elsewhere violates my comfort zone. And definitely don’t violate the rule Uncle Wayne gave inGhosts of Girlfriends Past: “Never touch a man when he’s hanging a wire.”

Farting outside of the stall. There’s no better place to cut one in a public building than the restroom; there’s a way to do it respectfully though. Standing next to somebody at the urinal is not the place to do it, especially when it’s loud and forced. Seriously, try to contain that thing, nobody wants to hear that or smell that.

Not washing your hands. It’s amazing to me how many guys see other guys not wash their hands after using the restroom, but it’s never them. Trust me, not all guys wash their hands — and for the “I didn’t touch anything” excuse-users, it’s not about what you just touched, it’s about what you’ve been touching prior to using the restroom. Just wash your hands.

Stinking the place up. Look, I understand that bathrooms are the place to get rid of body waste. I also understand that body waste does not smell good, but come on man, if you know you’re causing restroom patrons to breathe through their shirts or squint their eyes due to the smell of your bowel movements, do some courtesy flushes. For those of you who may be saying that people have the right to stink up the bathroom, I agree; next time you walk a bathroom and feel like you walked into a Marine Corps gas chamber keep reminding yourself “people have the right to stink up the bathroom” as you’re breathing it in.

Peepholes next to the urinals. Perhaps you’ve never seen one — that’s the point. If you’re ever at a urinal and the stall wall is next to you, be careful, you have might a wandering eye watching you. Don’t believe me? Check out this picture I took, the peephole was so big they had to seal it with bolt. Then, a new hole was started and I shoved a rolled up piece of paper in it. Watch yourself urinators, or someone may be doing it for you.

Did I miss any?

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